… Watch Dr. Lisa Firestone, co-author of The Self Under Siege: A Therapeutic Model for Differentiation, explain the role of differentiation in becoming who you really want to be and living the life you want to lead. Learn more about the book, The Self Under Siege…
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…n their relationship or suffering pain and distress? This webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone helps answer these questions. Participants will gain insight into how people form an imaginary connection or ‘fantasy bond” with their partner that interferes with real relating. The ideal qualities to look for in a partner and to cultivate in yourself will be described. By identifying and challenging negative thoughts toward themselves and their partner (cri…
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…rt to understand and overcome this negative thought process referred to by Dr. Firestone as the “critical inner voice,” it’s helpful to understand where it comes from and how it operates. Where Critical Thoughts About Our Bodies Come From Society certainly sends us messages about how we are supposed to look. One study of girls as young as 5-8 years old found that “girls appear to already live in a culture in which peers and the media transmit th…
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…nk of love is as a verb. Love is dynamic and requires action to thrive. As Dr. Firestone wrote, “Often, we spend our time worrying about what our partner feels toward us or how the relationship looks from the outside. Even though it feels good to be loved by someone else, each one of us can only really feel our loving feelings for another person and not that person’s feelings for us. In order to connect with and sustain those loving feelings withi…
Learn More…a free hotline available 24 hours a day to anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. TEXT for help: Text START to 741-741 or visit http://www.crisistextline.org/ to get help via text message. International readers can click here for a list of helplines and crisis centers around the world. WEB SITES THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND A THERAPIST: American Psychological Association: http://locator.apa.org/ American Psychiatric Association: http://health…
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Watch an excerpt from PsychAlive’s interview with Dr. Allan Schore. Dr. Allan Schore describes key factors in treating suicidal individuals, particularly the therapists’ capacity for affect tolerance. Dr. Allan Schore: The principle of affective communication goes on throughout the lifespan. So just as the centrality to be able to communicate one’s internal affective states to another human being is critical for the early evolution of the brain,…
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…saving treatments. This on-demand online course with leading suicidologist Dr. Lisa Firestone and the California Psychological Association will provide an invaluable opportunity for therapists to become familiar with risk assessment and effective crisis interventions, as well as empirically validated, evidence-based treatments for suicide that are fast becoming the standard of care. 6 CE Credits are available for this course. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PAC…
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